A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

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 .

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 .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

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

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .