NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .

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 .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

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 .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .