Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat. The rodent, after being locked in a tense stare down with its feline foe, narrowly escapes the paws of the predator by scurrying to freedom. The moment was captured by French nutrition student Enora Lebosse in her garden in Brittany, France. The 20-year-old, originally of Saint-Malo, France, says: ‘My pet cat, Bastet, was hot on the heels of a little field mouse…
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A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
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ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
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UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
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YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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