OUT OF THIS WORLD PLANET CAKES

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.”

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UNDERWATER DIVING DOGS

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SCULPTURES THAT WILL LEAF YOU SPEECHLESS

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TEMPLE OF ZOOM

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BUG KIND

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BATTY ABOUT BATMAN - MAN SPENDS £65K ON COLLECTION

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BODYBUILDER SQUIRREL

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

SIBLING RIVALRY

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

MAN AND NATURE

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

ENTER THE LOST WORLD

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EXERCISING OTTERS

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PRAIRIE DOG AND STARLING STAND-OFF

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