A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

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

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .