Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half. But for super-sized mum Zeena Macdonald, 37, it was her worst nightmare. At 24 stone and a size 24, the home helper and mum-of-four was so ashamed of her appearance that she shunned date nights in favour of baggy sweatpants and a takeaway in front of the TV. When her husband tired of her excuses and ended their marriage in April 2011, Zeena decided to change her life for good and lost an incredible 13st. Now the former couch potato is a slinky size 10 and has never felt better.
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
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A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
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A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .