While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

FEAST your eyes onthe £3K luxury yurts that rock legend Mick Jagger will be basking in between Glastonbury performances this weekend .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .