A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

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 .

An adorable baby girl was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead - after being conceived on Valentine's Day .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .