SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her .

DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .