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 .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

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

A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .