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

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .