While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .