From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

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

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

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .

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

This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .