SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .

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' .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .