Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

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