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…
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 .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .