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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .