AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world. Surrounded by rainforest and rolling hills, the views from the North Yungus Road in Bolivia are astounding. But travelling along this 40 mile track can come at a price. The narrow single-lane road has no railings and claims the lives of an estimated 300 travellers per year.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .