A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach. Hali Jafari, 33, from Bristol once weighed a whopping 22st, but is now a svelte 11st and size 10. The mum-of-three forked out £11k on gastric sleeve surgery after her GP told her she had the cholesterol of a 70-year-old. Hali, a deputy manager for a cosmetic company, said: "My doctor gave me the wake up call I needed. I was slowly eating myself to death. I was in a terrible state.
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
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An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
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