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    Weird & Wonderful Pictures Of The Week - 8 February 2013

    From swimming smurfs to church-going clowns, take a look at the best weird and wonderful pictures doing the rounds on the internet this week.

    1. Clowns in full costume

      1. Clowns in full costume

      'Hey, you two, quit clowning around!' Just a regular day at the annual Clowns Church Service at Holy Trinity Church in Dalston.

    2. Dance performance Tatyana by Companhia de Danca

      2. Tatyana by Companhia de Danca

      Flying without wings: the performance Tatyana, by Companhia de Danca at the Barbican, is quite something.

    3. Props of the London Dungeons are sold off

      3. London Dungeon props

      Boo! It's not everyday you find stocks at a car boot sale. The London Dungeon are selling their props as it prepares to move to a new premises on the Southbank.

    4. Swimmer dresses as a smurf for swimming comp

      4. Swimmer dressed as a smurf

      Things we know we'll never do: swim in a chilly lake dressed as a smurf. That's just what Rebecca Jarre did at the The Big Chill open swimming event in Lake Windermere!

    5. Sony World Photography Awards 2013

      5. Sony World Photography Awards 2013

      Sometimes, nature is more striking than the best special effects money can buy. Klaus Thymann travelled to the glacier lake of Vatnajokull, named Jokulsarlon, and combined nature with fashion, with spectacular results.

    6. Ice Age Live! in Germany

      6. Ice Age Live!

      Just like the movies: the characters at the new stage show 'Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure' skate around at O2 World Hamburg, Germany

    7. Skeleton skull of Richard III

      7. King Richard III's skull

      The King is dead; long live the King. The School of Archaeology and Ancient History at University of Leicester point to an image of a skull as tests confirm that a skeleton found in a car park is that of King Richard III.

    8. Skeleton of Richard III

      8. King Richard III's bones

      Of all the places in the world to find a King... A car park!

    9. The face of King Richard lll

      9. King Richard lll waxwork

      Philippa Langley moves hair from the face of a model based on what King Richard III might have looked like. Philippa must be delighted that the King's bones have been confirmed - she started the 'Looking for Richard III' project!

    10. Dogs modelling menswear

      10. Dogs modelling menswear

      This is barking mad, but we love it! Dogs modelling human clothing - like a pro. Picture: mensweardog.tumblr

    11. Dogs modelling menswear

      11. Dogs in country gear

      Countryside dog strikes a pose. Picture: mensweardog.tumblr

    12. Dogs modelling menswear

      12. Dog in a suit

      This pup looks smart, sure - but we don't think this dog would keep quite so clean after a walk in the park! Picture: mensweardog.tumblr

    13. Ski jumper in Russia

      13. Ski jumper in Russia

      Reach for the sky! Magnus Krog from Norway makes his ski jump during the Large Hill Team Gundersen event at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Sochi, Russia.

    14. Show in Penistone South Yorkshire

      14. Snow in Yorkshire

      A sheep takes shelter from the snow by hiding in a shed in Penistone, South Yorkshire. Bless!

    15. Gale force winds at Seaham Harbour

      15. Seaham Harbour

      It might look like a painting, but it's not! Gale force winds from the north cause incredible waves in the sea by Durham's Seaham Harbour. Stunning.

    16. A Burkina Faso soccer fan

      16. A Burkina Faso football fan

      A Burkina Faso football fan goes all out for the African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match against Ghana. Where can we buy ours?

    17. Winter exercising troops training

      17. Winter exercise

      'On your marks... Get set... go!' South Korea And U.S. Marine Corps train in temperatures below minus 20 degrees celsius. Brrr!

    18. Artist impression of the London Underground Map

      18. Mark Wallinger's tube artwork

      Artist Mark Wallinger unveils his maze-like artwork on the platform of St James’s Park Station as part of London Underground’s largest ever art commission. What do you think of it?

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