Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state. Friends have accused her of being drunk. But, the truth is, Gemma barely touches a drop of alcohol. In fact, she suffers from a rare sleep disorder - Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS), also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. The incurable condition sees Gemma fall into a trance and nod off for up to an entire week.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .
Meet the dog-loving woman who spends £20k a year looking after her 30 pet PUGS .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .