A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

Two sisters from Hampshire who suffered botched nose jobs have spent £19 .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .