This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .