A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue. The louse-like parasite, which entered through the gills of the small fish, is now so big that its stripy, orange host can barely close its mouth. The unfortunate clownfish was spotted by 44-year-old photographer and law professor Lars Oliver Michaelis in the shallow waters of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
