A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard. Clinging to a branch, the reptile appeared unfazed as the plucky insect crawled up its back and perched on its head. Incredibly, the praying mantis left the encounter unscathed, even though insects are a main part of an Oriental garden lizard’s diet. The unlikely pair were captured by 30-year-old photographer Andri Priyadi in Cihuni Hill Park, Tangerang, Indonesia.
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .