HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .