A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .