CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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.

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THE UNEXPECTED FRIENDLY GIANT

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ENDANGERED GORILLA BORN AT TWYCROSS ZOO

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BATTY ABOUT BATMAN - MAN SPENDS £65K ON COLLECTION

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CUTEST PICTURES OF PUPPIES AND BABY EVER

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NERVOUS SQUIRREL

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

DAZZLING BEAUTY OF THE MILKY WAY ABOVE UK AND ITALY

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

BABY WORKOUT

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

VIBRANT WOODPECKER FEEDS HER YOUNG

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PORCUPINES COME CLOSE TO VICTORY AGAINST PRIDE OF HUNGRY LIONS

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UNDERWATER DIVING DOGS

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

ABANDONED PLAZA HOTEL

The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .