KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

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 .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .

A former waitress who quit serving tables to become a professional Britney lookalike has told how her incredible likeness has earned her £300,000 as a full time doppelganger .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .