Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .

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

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

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

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

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