An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

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

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 .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .