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.
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
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 .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .