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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
