From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

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 .

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

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .

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