Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world. With a level of detail usually reserved for globes in a classroom, it’s hard to believe that these replicas of Earth and Jupiter are completely edible. Baker Rhiannon Michell, rose to the challenge when her school teacher sister, Sarah, asked her to create a delicious science model for her class to enjoy. The 26-year-old, from Melbourne, Australia, said: “At first I was fairly sure there was no way I could make it, but then my inability to admit defeat kicked in and I had to find a way to do it.”
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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 .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
