STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .