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 .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

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 photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

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