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 .

SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .