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.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
