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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
