DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

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 .