NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

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

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .