WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .

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 .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

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 man has spent almost £100K on lip fillers, Botox and designer clothing in a bid to look like Kim Kardashian .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .