CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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.

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ABANDONED CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN

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EXERCISING OTTERS

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CLIMBING BEAR CUB

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ENGLISH SEASIDE SPLIT SHOTS

From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .

LIFE ON THE LINE: SLUM LIES NEXT TO ACTIVE RAILWAY

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PURR-FECT TIGER CUBS GET THEIR HEALTH CHECKS

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BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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SURREAL WILDLIFE

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UNDERWATER DIVERS FEED TIGER SHARKS

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HYENA HAS THE LAST LAUGH

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THIRSTY SQUIRREL TAKES A BREAK

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MYSTERY STALKER WHO THREATENED TO KILL ME AND TOLD THE POLICE I’D MURDERED MY KIDS TURNED OUT TO BE MY CHEATING EX

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