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.
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .