It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .