It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

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 .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

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 .

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .