HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

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

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

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 .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

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 .

AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .