A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

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 .

FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

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

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .