ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

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

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

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

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 .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .