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

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .