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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
