PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

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 .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .

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