A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

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

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .