Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners. Poor Victoria was so ravaged by cancer that she had torn off her own ears by the time she was discovered wandering the streets by a passer-by distraught at her obvious plight. At first it was thought she had been mauled by a dog but on closer inspection by a vet it became clear the pain of the tumours had been so severe the little black and white cat had made a desperate bid to escape the agony. Victoria was found walking the streets of Newent, Gloucs., and handed over to charity workers at the New Start Cat Rescue Centre who took her in and paid for an operation on her ears. It is costing them thousands of pounds to rehabilitate her but volunteers there say the affectionate feline deserves a new chance at life..
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .