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 .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .

Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .

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 .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .