A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get. The poem, called I've been wandering in the greenwoods, was written when the famous novelist was just 13-years-old and is said to be extremely rare - with only two others being traced in the last 40-years. It was sold at an auction by Bonhams in London where it was bought for a staggering £92,450 by an unidentified buyer from abroad. The auctioneers had previously estimated it would sell for £45,000. The signed manuscript, dated 14 December 1829, is written on a small slip of paper about three inches in size in such small writing that it cannot be easily read without a magnifying glass.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
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MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
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 .
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .