CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .

SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .