LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

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