A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING. 52-year-old Andrew Knox, confessed to Carole, 50, when she discovered his stash of skimpy hot pants and pole fitness DVDs at their home in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Determined to improve his health and get fit, Andrew took up pole classes, but did not tell wife Carole, fearing she would demand he hang up his hot pants. Andrew says: "I knew it was an unusual form of fitness and I was worried about what she might think."
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .