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

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

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

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .