My Animal Best Friend

A BIG-HEARTED bird lover has been feeding thousands of wild parakeets twice a day for 10 years - from the comfort of his own home

LIONS are often considered one of the most ferocious animals in the world, but a zoo in Slovakia is giving visitors the opportunity to cuddle with the notorious big cats

A BRAVE cancer survivor has told how she overcame the illness - with the help of her fully-grown pet CHEETAH

A WOMAN and her husband have been jumping for joy since adopting a baby Kangaroo who lives, eats and sleeps with them

CAT lover April Arguin is presenting two new cat breeds to the world for the first time - the SPHYNXIEBOB and the BAMBOB

THIS diving dog scores a perfect "10" as she launches herself off a clifftop into the clear blue waters of St Peter's Pool in Malta

AN ORPHANED otter shows no fear as he play-fights with a hyena and comes nose-to-nose with a huge lioness

MEET the dogs being trained for the world's VIPs - schooled to wrestle a gun away from an attacker or savage an intruder on command

A GOOFY chihuahua with an uncontrollable tongue is drawing comparisons to wayward pop star Miley Cyrus

MONKEY mum Teresa Bullock pampers pet Angel - by giving her a full face of MAKE-UP

A HUNCHBACKED mutt named Quasi Modo has been crowned the world's ugliest dog

A MOBSTER turned his back on a life of crime after finding love with an abandoned Shih Tzu

A TWO-legged chihuahua surprised his adopted owner by learning to leap like a kangaroo

SPRINKLES may be one of the world’s fattest cats – tipping the scales at an enormous 32 pounds

A CHILDLESS man has become a viral sensation after taking his enormous pet tortoise for a WALK

MEET the teacup dogs of Instagram who count Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Charlotte Crosby among their 30,000 followers

ZAPPA the greyhound has made thousands of fans around the world - because of her goofy appearance

AN ORPHANED fox rescued from a road-side accident has bounced back to health – thanks to a caring collie

TWO orphaned wild boars saved from near-certain death as piglets are now living the life of Riley

Johnny Welde only needs the bare necessities in life - the 13 bears that live in his backyard

A FURROW-BROWED feline has taken the internet by storm - flashing his expressive eyebrows in adorable photos posted to Instagram

A PUSHY cat owner wants to turn her tiny munchkin into a huge Hollywood superstar

AN APE runs into a chair after blindfolding itself as part of a game

A FEARLESS handler wrestles a 10ft alligator with his BARE HANDS

A TODDLER hangs off the back of a super-sized pit bull - that could snap a man's arm with a SINGLE bite

A PROFESSIONAL cat groomer transforms a furry feline with a clip designed to look like a LION

AN INDONESIAN man has formed an unbreakable bond - with a 28 stone Bengal TIGER

AN ADORABLE Bengal Tiger cub has become best pals with a PUPPY

A FRIENDLY cheetah lives like a dog around a family’s home - going for walks on a leash and even getting rides in their car

SNAP-TACULAR- taken just inches from the jaws of a crocodile these photographs show the stunning beauty of the deadly predator

MEET the real hairy bikers - two dogs who ride through Indonesia on the back of a MOTORCYCLE

AN ADORABLE happy lamb hops his way to internet fame after a brush with death

MEET the dog so pampered it's set to inherit a house and a trust fund if its owner dies

THEY say a dog is a man’s best friend – but Zion the lion begs to differ

MEET leader of the pack Augusto Deoliveira who can walk huge groups of unleashed German Shepherd dogs obediently at his heels

ANN McNeilage has spent £30,000 spoiling her two ‘girls’ – shih tzu Abba and Diva.

MOST parents splash out on their children at Christmas, and Emmie Stevens is no different, lavishing gifts, treats and new outfits on her twelve DOGS

MOST impalas run for their lives at the sight of a leopard but this plucky youngster seems determined to BEFRIEND one.

A PLAYFUL seal plays hide-and-seek with a diver’s flippers off the coast of Devon

THIS adorable puppy may be the most chilled canine on the planet as he blissfully settles into bath time

A PARALYSED cat who was abandoned as a kitten has bounced back thanks to her best friend - a sweet-natured dachshund

A TINY horse who suffers from a rare form of dwarfism has become an Internet superstar after his owner posted a video on Facebook

AN ADORABLE bear cub catches a wave on a surfboard in a swimming pool with his owner Carl Bovard

A BIG CAT enthusiast keeps six tigers and two lions in his back yard – with one of his beasts weighing a massive 700lbs

A TINY horse called Acer is believed to be Britain’s smallest steed at just 22 inches tall

Five of nature's most fearsome beasts have formed a bond - after they were abandoned by their mums

'Grizzly Man' Mark Dumas is the only man in the world who can chill out with a polar bear