A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .

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 .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .