WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .

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

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .