SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

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

A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .

A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .