CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .