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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
