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.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .