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.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .