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.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
