A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school. Meryem Davies, 38, was shamed into losing 10st thanks to her five-year-old son Thomas’ brutal honesty. Now the online shopper at Sainsbury’s from Pontypridd, South Wales, weighs a healthy 10st and is a trim size 10.
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A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
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