A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks. Five-year-old Ellis Stacey developed a one-in-a-million condition that gripped his body, covering his skin in agonising blisters. Within days, the skin on his face, back, arms and legs had peeled off. His devastated parents, Kayleigh Drayton, 25, and aerospace technician Carl Stacey, 26, were warned that he could die within days as the condition ravaged his body.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .