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.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
