A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue. The louse-like parasite, which entered through the gills of the small fish, is now so big that its stripy, orange host can barely close its mouth. The unfortunate clownfish was spotted by 44-year-old photographer and law professor Lars Oliver Michaelis in the shallow waters of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .