These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

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

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .

A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .