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

This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .