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

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

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

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .