SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .