A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months. Kirsty Watson, 20, was gobsmacked when GPs referred her to an eating disorder clinic after she complained of extreme weight loss, sickness and fatigue - all common symptoms of the inflammatory digestive condition, Crohn's disease. The budding journalist from St Helens, Merseyside, could barely leave the house as she suffered from agonising stomach cramps and was violently sick up to ten times a day.
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
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A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .