A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

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 .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .