HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .