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 .

A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

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

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