CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape. Pictures show a variety of styles beard categories from Amish and Dali to Imperial and freestyle. The entrants were part of the New Orleans Just for Men National Beard and Moustache Championships in the USA.
Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .
A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .