A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her. While most children dream of a white Christmas, eight-year-old Lola Dyer, dreads the chilly days. The schoolgirl suffers from a condition called cold urticaria and being outside for just a few minutes leaves her with painful rashes all over her body. The allergy is so bad it has even landed her in hospital after she developed breathing difficulties.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .