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

Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .

A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .