A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF. Etherial beauty, Melynda Moon, 23, paid £250 to have her ears pointed to resemble the fanciful creatures from her favourite film, The Lord of the Rings. The human elf, from Guelph in Ontario, Canada has always felt like she comes from a different realm and believes she was a fairy in her past life. Ms Moon, who underwent the body modification in August 2011 changed her name by deed poll and admits she has always felt 'different'.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .