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.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
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 .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .