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.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .