A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

Marisah pictured today with scarring to her left arm - A mother-of-one has revealed how she almost died after suffering a seizure whilst driving that caused her car to crash into a tree and burst into flames .