WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

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

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .