A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses. While Georgina Crook had always been overweight, she was never bullied at school, never heard a cruel comment in passing and enjoyed a loving relationship with her husband.She had always been popular with her friends and, while she admits clothes shopping was a "nightmare", her ever-increasing weight not once posed a problem.But when her eight-year-old son Daniel begged her to join her on a bike ride after receiving a cycle for Christmas, Georgina had a sudden wake-up call.At 21st she was simply too big to physically fit on a bicycle seat and she knew then that she needed to do something about her size
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .