WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

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

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

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' .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .