Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground. Wearing her leopard print skirt and sparkly pink tights, six year-old Maci's big personality still commands the room- despite the 18-24 months label. The tiny school girl stands at just 99cm tall and weighs less than two stone - the same size as a toddler. Maci, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, suffers from a rare genetic condition called Russell-Silver Syndrome, a form of primordial dwarfism that affects 1 in 100,000 babies.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
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A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .