Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .

A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .