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A SPRIGHTLY kingfisher sits perched on a 'no fishing' sign as it ruthlessly stalks its swimming prey

TWO giants of the air engaged in an aerial battle when one tried to steal the other’s supper

UNSEEN footage of what experts believe is the biggest great white shark ever caught on camera has been released

THESE stunning images document the everyday lives of the men, women and children of the Mentawai tribe

A BABY rhino abandoned as a newborn due to a case of mistaken identity was saved by a local rescue team

AN INDONESIAN man known as “tree man” due to the scaly warts covering his body has passed away after a long battle with illness

AN ‘INTIMACY coach’ who can lift coconuts, household objects, and even a surfboard using her vagina believes that vaginal weightlifting can empower women, cure depression and even replace Botox

THESE rare nacreous clouds illuminate the sky like something from a science-fiction movie

A VETERAN explorer and wildlife photographer captured the amazing moment a mother polar bear taught her cubs to swim

MILLIONS of tourists continue to flock to Niagara Falls to soak up the breathtaking views, but these photographs show some of the forgotten and abandoned sites that surround the world’s most famous waterfall.

A YOUNG male elephant rejoices as he takes a swim during a brief respite from the droughts in South Africa

MEET Pandora, the furry TARANTULA taking social media by storm

A CROCODILE sinks its razor sharp teeth into another in an extreme battle for dominance

FOR centuries, the “castellers" of Catalonia in Spain have been competing to build the highest and most impressive human towers

A YOUNG boy with a ultra-rare genetic condition that makes him look like an old man has defied doctors to celebrate his fifteenth birthday

EVER wondered what the ocean waves look like from beneath the surface?

A FASHION photographer turned urban explorer has swapped modelling shoots for the allure of abandoned buildings

A NERDY teenage boy who was bullied out of school says life has been transformed since becoming a glamorous woman

THOUSANDS of bats seek sanctuary from the winter weather in a public walkway set into a mountainside in Kochi, Japan

A BRAVE diver puts his hands next to the mouth of a dusky shark to remove a hook - after first hypnotising the predator

A DISTRESSED elephant tries to protect her unconscious baby in a heartbreaking display of motherly love

A COLONY of southern carmine bee-eaters create a blizzard of colour as they flock in their thousands

THIS brave couple take the term ‘winter wedding’ to a whole new level as they say "I do" in -17°F degree weather

A VOLCANO shoots huge plumes of dark ash cloud into the air - creating dramatic bolts of lightning

ANGRY hippos look to assert their dominance as they battle it out in the waters of iSimangaliso World Heritage Site

IS THIS the greatest proposal of all-time?

A DISABLED mother of two believes her dead son was watching over her as she won a prestigious bodybuilding competition

STANDING in temperatures well below freezing, these 30ft tall lighthouses are turned into giant icicles

AN ARTIST sets his empty glass coffee mug on a blank page while he waits for inspiration

A SUPERHUMAN can take bites from the world’s deadliest snakes after making himself immune to their venom

A BRAVE photographer has laid bare our deepest fears by compiling an A to Z of phobias

DRAMATIC underwater footage captures the moment a Great White shark turns into a real-life Jaws – jumping out of the water to ravage tuna bait

A CARING cat lady has given up her 4,200 square foot home to more than a THOUSAND felines

NAKED models merge into the background to become human flower gardens in these stunning illusions

A 68-YEAR-OLD performs yoga poses on a BMX bike - while suspended over a deadly 300 foot drop

BEAUTIFUL split-shots show icebergs above and below the surface in Antarctica's crystal clear waters

CHILDREN as young as ten operate heavy machinery unaided, their faces, chest and arms smeared silver from aluminium dust

AN INTREPID scuba diver explores Pacific Ocean oil rigs to document the life bristling beneath these colossal man-made structures

THEY are a staple for police officers across America - but this ultra-luxury GOLD doughnut would be more suited to royalty

TWO polar bears keep themselves warm by play fighting in the snow in the Arctic village of Kaktovic, Alaska