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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .