nature

King of forest | image by SR Zok

Mont Aiguille sunrise - France | image by Joris Kiredjian

A white stork in its nest on a turret of Castle Hohenberg, Hohenberg an der Eger, Germany | image by Filip Singer

This scaredy-cat was forced to run for cover when a herd of brave buffalo decided to strike back. The lion found itself outnumbered by its plucky prey and is pictured sprinting away from the African buffalo in the Kruger National Park. The tables turned on the predator when an attempt to pounce on some unsuspecting buffalo failed miserably and left the not so cunning cat with its tail between its legs

| image by  Dave Woollacott 

Aurora in Alaska | image by Cj Kale

Old Harry and His Wife - Dorset, England | image by onionade

The Rochefort Arete - Chamonix, France | image by Ruahine Tramper

Portrait of one chilled-out kangaroo | image by Graham McGeorge

A solitary bee drinks the tears from a yellow-spotted river turtle in Yasuní national park, Ecuador. The endangered yellow-spotted river turtle cannot easily brush them away while the solitary bee needs the sodium. The unusual interaction, believed to be the first time seen between these two animals, was captured by Dr Oliver Dangles | image by Olivier Dangles

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | image by 8og

Spring light | image by Kiredjian Joris

A lemur perches in a tree in Madagascar. British photographer Dale Morris has captured images of hundreds of species of lemurs, many of which are close to extinction | image by Dale Morris

A grey-headed flying fox bat keeping cool during a heatwave in Melbourne, Australia. The species suffers perhaps more heat stress than an any other native animal species, with dozens dying whenever temperatures hit the high-30s on consecutive days. However, flying along the Yarra river helps them keep cool. 

| image: Newspix/Rex Features

Leopards Fighting, South Africa | image by Richard du Toit

Forest elephants gather at Dzanga Bai clearing in the Dzanga-Sangha reserve, in Central African Republic.

Elephant meat is flooding food markets in villages near the famed wildlife reserve in Central African Republic one month after rebels believed to be involved in poaching overthrew the government, conservationists said

| image by Carlos Drews