A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

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

Meet the real life princess who has spent £10k transforming herself into nine Disney beauties .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .