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

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .