SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

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

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .