While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun. Laura Martindale, 26, suffers from a severe allergic reaction called Actinic Prurigo, which causes her skin to burn and break out in a rash when exposed to UVA and UVB light. At home, the full-time mum keeps the curtains and blinds closed during the day, and when she steps outside, she is forced to wear long sleeved tops and gloves, as well as high factor 50 suncream.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
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 .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .