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…
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .