Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

A TSUNAMI of predatory fish gather for their annual hunt .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .