STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

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

In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .