AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .

A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

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 .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .