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.
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 .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
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SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .