OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled .

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 nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

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

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .