STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .

A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .

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

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

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

HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .