It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .

A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .