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 cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .