PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session. These coastal brown bears gather for the sockeye salmon, who are attempting to get to their natal spawning ground. The giant fur-balls can eat up to 168 lbs of the protein-rich fish in a single day, providing them with the fat reserves they need to survive the winter hibernation.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .