COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day. But one bride-to-be wanted something more alternative - and she sure got what she asked for. Celia, a bride from Haltwhistle, Northumberland, snapped up this black iced tyre cake online after seeing a beautifully decorated image, but what she actually received was much less glamorous.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .