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

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .