STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

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 .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

A woman has taken her house back in time - by spending £10,000 to transform it into her Victorian dream home .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .