A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

It’s the must-have for any true Disney fan: a Little Mermaid themed wedding .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .