WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .