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

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .

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

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

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 young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .