FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

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

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .

STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .

A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .

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

FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .