GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

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 Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .

A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .