AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

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

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .