A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .

A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .

CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

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