An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .

Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

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

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .