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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .