If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

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

When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .