CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis. As the green praying mantis lifts its body and prepares for battles, the amber bug simply stares into the face of the much larger rival. Photographer Monica Anantyowati captured the tense staredown in a garden close to her home in Malang, Indonesia.
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RESCUE TURTLES OPEN WIDE FOR DINNER
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STUNNING SUMATRAN TIGER CAUSES A SPLASH
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ADORABLE SHELTER DOGS STRIKE A ‘PAWS’ TO FIND FOREVER HOMES
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HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE? COUPLE TIE THE KNOT UNDERWATER
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LIFE ON THE LINE: SLUM LIES NEXT TO ACTIVE RAILWAY
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track.
ICELAND'S 360 DEGREE VIEW WATERFALL
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FISH AND BIRD TANGO
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak.
STRANDED POLAR BEAR
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WIDOW AWARDED £300K AFTER EX CONNED HER OUT OF THOUSANDS
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