WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

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

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

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .