A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

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

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .

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

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .