AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery. Rebecca McIntyre, 21, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, became a shadow of her former self after she became addicted to restricting food due to the pressures of her GCSE exams. At her worst, her organs began to fail and she weighed just 3st 6lbs – the weight of an average six-year-old. Doctors battled to save her life after she collapsed at home and her heart stopped. Now fully recovered, Rebecca says that this gave her the wakeup call she needed to seek treatment for her eating disorder.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .