An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

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 .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .