A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps'. First-time mum Amanda Jessup was in complete shock when she was told by A&E staff that not only was she pregnant, but her baby was crowning. The 23-year-old from Folkestone, Kent, had thought nothing of gaining two stone in four months.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .