AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350.5lb fruit. When accountant Chris Kent is not in the office number crunching, he is growing whopping watermelons. Melon man Chris, from Sevierville in Tennessee, entered his prize fruit into the 2013 Pumpkin and Fall Festival in Hamilton in Ohio and came away victorious for the second time.The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth - a sanctioning body for contest of giant fruits and vegetables - was conducting one its annual weigh-offs and declared his giant melon was an incredible 42.5 lbs heavier than the previous world record, set by Gabriele Bartoli in Italy in 2012.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .