The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

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 .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .