AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

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 .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .