A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes. The images of pooches at the Humane Society of Utah, an American animal shelter in the city of Murray, were taken by photographer Guinnevere Shuster. The 33-year-old, of Salt Lake City, Utah, hopes her positive photographs, which are used by the shelter to promote animal adoption, will help the dogs find new homes.
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
The Royal Mail moggy, who is now facing eviction from the premises – MEET the Royal Mail moggy facing eviction from the sorting room by an ‘elf n’ safety diktat .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .