From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple. 10-year-old Alice Lewis has assumed the identity of Alice in Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz and Joan of Arc, thanks to her photographer mum and cosplay, a performance art which uses costumes and fashion accessories. For years Alice played make-believe while she dreamed of the day she had a happily ever after with a family of her own, which she found, aged 7, when she was adopted by James and Kelly Lewis, from Atlanta, Georgia.
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .