A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack. Donna Jeffrey, 32, was nuzzled awake by plucky pooch Storm, a five-year-old female German Shepherd, while she was struggling to breathe during an asthma attack - twice in one week. Amazingly, Storm has never been trained as an assistance dog.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .