An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

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

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .