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

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .