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 .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .

SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

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 .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .