A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

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

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .