FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
