With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

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

Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

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

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .