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 .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .

An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

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 .