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

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

EXTRAORDINARY elephants create beautiful paintings in Thailand .

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .