In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove. She suffered third-degree burns to her neck, chest, left shoulder and armpit and was hospitalised for six weeks. During that time, she endured two skin grafts surgeries and had to relearn how to walk. Over six years on, Lourdes can't drive due to the lack of mobility in her neck, and she never uses the stove when she's home alone. Thankfully, she has otherwise recovered well.
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WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
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A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
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Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .