KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

SWOOPING down from the sky, this agitated eagle is looking for a fight .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

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 .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .