A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

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

A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .