Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

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

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 .

This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .

STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .

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

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .