A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral. Niamh Wynne, 18, from Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, developed a deadly obsession with calories after learning about them in a GCSE biology lesson. The then-overweight teenager soon became addicted to counting calories and over the next three years shed an astonishing 7st 7lb. At her worst, she weighed just 7st 6lb. A doctor warned her that she would either end up 'in hospital or in a coffin', so her devastated mum began planning her funeral. Now fully recovered, the carer says that almost dying gave her the wakeup call she needed to overcome anorexia.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .