A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .