FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .