A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks. Five-year-old Ellis Stacey developed a one-in-a-million condition that gripped his body, covering his skin in agonising blisters. Within days, the skin on his face, back, arms and legs had peeled off. His devastated parents, Kayleigh Drayton, 25, and aerospace technician Carl Stacey, 26, were warned that he could die within days as the condition ravaged his body.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
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 .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .