While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .

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

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

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 .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .