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.
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An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
