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 scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .

A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

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

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 .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .