A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

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 .

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