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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .