A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her. While most children dream of a white Christmas, eight-year-old Lola Dyer, dreads the chilly days. The schoolgirl suffers from a condition called cold urticaria and being outside for just a few minutes leaves her with painful rashes all over her body. The allergy is so bad it has even landed her in hospital after she developed breathing difficulties.
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .