A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

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

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .