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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .