WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

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