LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

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

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .