Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

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

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .