WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

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

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 .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .