A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue. Weighing nearly 36 stone, the female moose was lucky to survive after she slipped through the ice that formed over Muncho Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada. The moose was rescued by travellers, truck drivers and locals after they spotted the animal's head bobbing above the ice.
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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 .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .