A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis. As the green praying mantis lifts its body and prepares for battles, the amber bug simply stares into the face of the much larger rival. Photographer Monica Anantyowati captured the tense staredown in a garden close to her home in Malang, Indonesia.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .