BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .