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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .