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…
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .