MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare. Graduate Imaarl Duprey, 23 was in the land of nod for 59 days and acting like a toddler during the episode. She suffers from a debilitating sleep disorder - dubbed Sleeping Beauty Syndrome - which means she can fall into a trance without warning and snooze for 20 hours a day through episodes that typically last ten days. The rare neurological, called Kleine Levin Syndrome (KLS), affects around 1,000 people worldwide and also sees sufferers experiencing extreme exhaustion, paranoia and hysterical behaviour while in the grips of the incurable condition. During an episode Imaarl, a fashion worker of Lewisham, London, relies on round the clock care and assistance from her mum Kerry Griffiths, 46 and sister Shahnequa Duprey, 21.
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .