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

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

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 .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

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

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .