A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .