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…
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .