POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .

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

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

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .