STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

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 .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .