VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .