CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

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

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

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

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .