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

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

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

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .