NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .