An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

Meet the dog-loving woman who spends £20k a year looking after her 30 pet PUGS .

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 .