PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

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

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .