FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .