A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school. Meryem Davies, 38, was shamed into losing 10st thanks to her five-year-old son Thomas’ brutal honesty. Now the online shopper at Sainsbury’s from Pontypridd, South Wales, weighs a healthy 10st and is a trim size 10.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .