A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A*. Phoebe Grace, from Ashford, Kent, was diagnosed with scoliosis in October 2013, and this summer underwent surgery to correct the severe 50 and 55 degree curves in her contorted spine. Despite being just weeks away from major spine surgery, the 16-year-old was determined to complete her last dance performance in June.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .