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

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

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 .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

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

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .