A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

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

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .