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

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

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .