Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

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 .

A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .

A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .