Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .