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

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .

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

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .