If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

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 .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .