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.
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .