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

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A former waitress who quit serving tables to become a professional Britney lookalike has told how her incredible likeness has earned her £300,000 as a full time doppelganger .

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

Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .