While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

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 .

A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

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

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .