An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs. Despite receiving the meningitis C vaccination as a baby, Kye Vincent was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia earlier this year on Mother’s Day, just six days after his baby sister, Layla was born. The deadly illness ravaged his body and medics were forced to induce him into a coma to give him the best chance of survival. Thankfully, the plucky youngster has battled against the odds and is looking forward to spending Christmas with his family in his new adapted home.
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
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 .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .