A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .