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

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

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

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

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 .