Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners. Poor Victoria was so ravaged by cancer that she had torn off her own ears by the time she was discovered wandering the streets by a passer-by distraught at her obvious plight. At first it was thought she had been mauled by a dog but on closer inspection by a vet it became clear the pain of the tumours had been so severe the little black and white cat had made a desperate bid to escape the agony. Victoria was found walking the streets of Newent, Gloucs., and handed over to charity workers at the New Start Cat Rescue Centre who took her in and paid for an operation on her ears. It is costing them thousands of pounds to rehabilitate her but volunteers there say the affectionate feline deserves a new chance at life..
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .