HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

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

DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .

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