LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

A man has made a SPUD-TACULAR amount of money sending potatoes in the post .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .