PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

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