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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .