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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .