Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest. The majestic photographs were captured by photographer Mars Lin, on a trip to the Dasyue Mountains, in Wulai, Taiwan. The 34-year-old says: “When I look at these photographs I feel peaceful, delighted and pure. “When you take a break and hold your breath and just look at how much beauty is surrounding you it’s astonishing.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .