SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .

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

A woman who was cyberstalked before being shot and paralysed by her ex-husband is campaigning to raise awareness for stalking victims .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .