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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
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A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
