A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

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

A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .

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 .

AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .

If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .