POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

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 .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .