A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

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

RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP HOTSPOT MEDIA – WITH PICS 0121 551 1004 By Katie Thompson A record-breaking baa-rmy gran with a love for sheep has amassed a collection of nearly 800 woolly wonders .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

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