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

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .

Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .

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

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .