Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .