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.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .