She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. Part of Beauty's beak was shot off several years ago, leaving her with a stump that is useless for hunting food. A team of volunteers is working to attach an artificial beak to the disfigured bird, in an effort to keep her alive. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

"We don't to panic anyone, but a minion of Satan just washed up on a beach in Montauk, New York. The beast looks a bit like a dog with the sharp beak of an eagle, or possibly a shell-less turtle with the dark eyes of a griffin. Either way, it's definitely a portent of the coming apocalypse." picked by merzbabe 3 weeks ago

Beauty queen Ingrid Marie Rivera beat 29 rivals to become Puerto Rico's 2008 Miss Universe contestant, despite being the victim of assault when someone spiked her makeup and evening gowns with pepper spray. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

This is how beauty is manufactured and sold to us. Amazing to see how much they actually change the pictures with Photoshop that you end up seeing in ads. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

The eggs are due to hatch soon. (Scroll half way down, then choose a camera. CU = Close-up.) picked by InherentHorizon 1 year ago

A range of drinks, jellies and supplements with placenta as their main ingredient is helping Japanese women preserve their youth and beauty. Bonus - they have a delicate Peach flavor and boast Zero calories. Yum! picked by Mitzuzake 5 months ago

Without its beak, a woodpecker would be up a gumtree. But as the well-endowed fellow shows, it's possible to have too much of a good thing. The great spotted male, a regular visitor to a garden in North Yorkshire, has a bill more than twice the normal size. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago