NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

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

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .

SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .