AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions. Rheanne Charise Taylor, of Fairfield, Iowa, USA, gave Wesley the kitten his nickname after adopting him from Noah's Ark Animal Foundation, an animal shelter in Fairfield. To show off her cute kitten, the 27-year-old created an Instagram account for Wesley, who is now 19-months-old.
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .