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 longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .