An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .