Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine. Sleeping straight through the afternoon without stirring an inch, he appears content as he lounges about in the sun. The Javan leopard was captured by structural engineer Hannu Soini, 35, of Halsua, Finland, after he managed to take a picture of the sleeping beauty at the Bali Safari Park in Indonesia. 'When I saw the leopard it instantly reminded me of a napping domestic cat,' says Hannu
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .