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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .