A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food. The tiny chicks, thought to be just a few weeks old, fearlessly approached the metre-long python in a garden in the city of Blitar in East Java, Indonesia. The chicks cosied up to the python and remarkably emerged unscathed when the snake, presumably confused by the encounter, slithered away. The unusual scene was captured by 43-year-old photographer Monica Anantyowati, when she happened to spot the snake outside of a friend's window.
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .