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.
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .