AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions. Rheanne Charise Taylor, of Fairfield, Iowa, USA, gave Wesley the kitten his nickname after adopting him from Noah's Ark Animal Foundation, an animal shelter in Fairfield. To show off her cute kitten, the 27-year-old created an Instagram account for Wesley, who is now 19-months-old.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A schoolboy is the envy of his friends due to a one in 14-million condition which means he can only eat FRY-UPS to survive .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .