A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

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

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP HOTSPOT MEDIA – WITH PICS 0121 551 1004 By Katie Thompson A record-breaking baa-rmy gran with a love for sheep has amassed a collection of nearly 800 woolly wonders .

An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .

This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .