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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MONSTROUS WAVES DWARF DARE-DEVIL SURFERS

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POLAR BEAR PLAY

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TROUBLESOME PYLON MEETS EXPLOSIVE END

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OPEN WIDE! CHEEKY MONKEY GIVES FRIEND AN UNEXPECTED DENTAL CHECK-UP

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PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES UNIQUE PATTERNS OF THE HUMAN EYE

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CHEEKY BABY ORANGUTAN

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

PLAYFUL DOLPHINS SHOW OFF THEIR AQUA AEROBIC SKILLS

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SUNBATHING OTTER

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

MESMERISING FIELD PATTERNS

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

NINJA RED SQUIRREL

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