AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

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

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .