MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

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