HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

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

A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .