A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .

BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .

These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .

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

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .