A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants. Disgusted mourners have arrived at their loved ones graves to find penalty notices insensitively stuck to the headstones, demanding money for having more than one pot plant. Several visitors to Alfreton Cemetery in Derbyshire were met with a letter from Amber Valley Borough Council stating they had to pay for a garden permit.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
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An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
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THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .