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

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

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

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

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .