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

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

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

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .