SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

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

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .