Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs. From cute, almost adult-like poses to funny sibling rivalry, the shots capture babies in the early stages of their lives. The adorable photographs were taken by Alicia Gould, 32, when she decided to get into new born photography. 'I like the simplicity of photographing new borns,' said Alicia, from New Jersey, USA. 'My goal is really just to freeze that moment in time, the physical and the emotional. 'I want mum to look at those images ten years from now and see that overwhelming love she had for her new baby, the way they smelled, how tiny their fingers and toes were.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .