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

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .

A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

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

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .