FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS. Stunt-woman Rachel Star Withers is giving Johnny Knoxville a run for his money by completing crazy stunts and pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour. The 29-year-old, of Indian Land, South Carolina, USA, says: ‘Doing stunts is an excuse for me to push my limits and find out what is possible. ‘I'm the kind of person who sees someone do something cool and then I want to do it too.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .