One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies.When Star the sheepdog fell pregnant, her owners were looking forward to having some much sought-after collie pups to sell to good homes. But they never expected just how many they would end up with and were taken aback when Star produced a whopping 14 offspring. The puppies are so numerous and so boisterous their exhausted owners have to move them around in a wheelbarrow. Zoe and Marcus Hooper, from Leominster, Herefordshire, feared Star would never be able to rear what was essentially twice the average litter all in one go.But with all the puppies in good health, Star excelled as a mother and reared all 14 pups with no problems at all.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .