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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .