CHEETAHS face a critical moment in their history, with numbers lower than ever and an increasing threat from conflict with human activities and shrinking habitats.

CHARMING lion wrangler Shandor Larenty has exclusively revealed his top five favourite things about being an animal trainer

MEET the daring animal lover who spends his days cuddling tigers and playing football with a pride of lions

IF YOU’VE been bitten by a venomous snake, chances are this man helped make the vaccine that saved your life

THE TRAINER of legendary internet super dog Hulk has unveiled his ‘secret weapon’ – ferocious protection pitbull Zion

A COUPLE with a passion for wildlife have a hobby that’s not for the faint-hearted… freediving with sharks

A GIANT WOLF dog’s striking looks – and resemblance to a Game of Thrones dire wolf - have led to it becoming a viral sensation

MEET the certified animal trainer who takes your naughty dog, cat, horse - or pig! - and turns them into your dream pet. 33-year-old Mikkel Becker, uses reward-based training programmes to help stressed owners gain more control over their best animal buddies

A WILDLIFE ranger has captured dramatic footage of a wounded hippopotamus fighting off FIVE adult lions

A MINNESOTAN man lives with three giant English Mastiffs who weigh a combined 630lbs

AN ANIMAL lover sees his two grizzly bears as family members after raising them from cubs

A YOUNG woman is preparing to make the move to live with her long-distance boyfriend in Thailand and care for the world’s deadliest snakes

A MARRIED COUPLE who share their city apartment with their pet puma say that they consider the big cat a part of their family

DRAMATIC footage shows a diver being bitten on the leg by a shark off the coast of Egypt – and somehow, he survives

TWO animal-loving brothers have welcomed an unconventional housemate into their home - an adult African Masai lion

HANDSOME lion wrangler Shandor Larenty is so busy with his lions and hyenas - who like to give him kisses - has no time for romantic relationships with girls

A DOG breeder from California claims to have resurrected a breed of ancient giant guard dogs, weighing over 200lbs

A DRAMATIC set of pictures show a man nearly being swallowed by a Bryde’s Whale off Port Elizabeth Harbour

THE WORLD’S most famous micro bully - Venom – has become one of America’s most valuable dogs thanks to his ability to produce lookalike muscular pups

MEET the brave Czech family who spend their days living with big cats – including a tiger that weighs 44 stone

WHAT if your best friend weighed 10,000lbs and was able to crush a watermelon under her foot?

A DOG WHISPERER who became famous for walking a pack of unleashed German Shepherds through busy city centres has revealed how his training methods have saved thousands of dogs from death

A SEXUAL abuse survivor says she “would not be here today” if it weren’t for her pet capuchin monkey

A FORMER professional wrestler lives with a giant alligator inside her house – and she even shares a bed with him

A WOMAN living with a puma, caracal, servals and a bobcat treats her “playful” pets as if they are her children

MEET King Kong, the giant 150lb puppy set to outgrow even his supersized pit bull father, internet legend the Hulk

HULK’s great-great grandmother Maia is the OG of dog breeders Dark Dynasty K9s, the pitbull who started it all

WHILE HULK might look ferocious, he’s a doting dad to all of his offspring

THE OWNER of the world’s biggest pit bull, Hulk has spoken of the guilt he feels after his top training dog, Ace, was killed by two of his other dogs

MOVE aside Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz and Bow Wow, there’s a new canine at the top of the rap game - superstar pit bull Hulk

CANINE INTERNET sensation the Hulk made light work of a masked and armed intruder who climbed into the family’s New Hampshire home

STEP into the weird and wonderful world of creative dog grooming, where owning the most pimped pooch is fierce competition

WHILE most 11 year olds are only interested in watching YouTube videos and playing Fortnite, Shelby Counterman would rather spend time with her enormous INSECT collection

ONE HAPPY dog had a rough start in life, after being diagnosed with a fatal disease

A WILDLIFE photographer has captured the dramatic moment two male jaguars fight over territory

A COUPLE have two wild bobcats in their home and even sleep in the same bed as them - and use the toilet

THIS determined sausage dog refuses to let being blind and deaf get in her way

A SCHOOL for kittens is rescuing and socialising stray cats so that they can be adopted into loving homes

A YOUNG turtle with only three flippers has exceeded expectations and migrated across the ocean

A WOMAN has dedicated her life to caring for hundreds of adorable guinea pigs