Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .

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

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .

Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

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 .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .