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.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
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 .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .