A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .