Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

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

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .