SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased. The unusual ‘cremorials’ are tributes to lost loved ones created using cremated ashes. These macabre keepsakes are being offered as an alternative to more traditional forms of remembering the dead. Swedish funeral company Miraj have been offering the service for eight years and produce diamonds from ashes in a variety of colours and shapes for a price between £2,360 and £15,750.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .