AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

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

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

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

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .