NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

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 .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .

BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

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