WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .

After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .