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

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

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

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .