Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .