AERIALS OF FLOODING ON SOMERSET LEVELS

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise

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KUNG-FU FROG IMITATES KARATE KID

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THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA

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IN FLIGHT MEAL

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SWIMMING WITH WHALE SHARKS

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PORCUPINES COME CLOSE TO VICTORY AGAINST PRIDE OF HUNGRY LIONS

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DAREDEVIL DIVERS HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME

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MILEY MASH-UP

HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .

I LIKE MY SALMON ROAR!

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

FREEZING MANATEES STRUGGLE TO STAY WARM

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MAKING A SPLASH - GORILLA GOES APE IN WATER

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

SPLASHING KINGFISHER

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .