A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .