FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .