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

Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

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 diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

A woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .