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

This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .