A "supermoon" rises this weekend. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger normal, skywatchers won't be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos.
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .