SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

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

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

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

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

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

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .