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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .