SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height. Residing next to a small stream in East Java, Indonesia, the two look happy as they relax in each other’s company. This moment was caught on camera by Indonesian photographer Monica Anantyowati, 42, after she spotted the brave ladybird looking for a free ride on this turtle near her home in Malang.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .