NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .

A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

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 .