NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

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 .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .