A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

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

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .