BESSEMER, AL - MAY 10: Splash Adventure Water Park has added a new sea lions show on May 10, 2013 in Bessemer, Alabama. The show will run from today through the end of July with several shows throughout the day during park hours. Trainers Jill Gonzalez and Beccy Hughes entertain with three female sea lions, Spark, Zoey and Kim. PHOTOGRAPH BY AL.COM /Landov / Barcroft Media

REAL-life my little pony Mr P spends so much time with people, he thinks he's human. Standing at just 28 inches tall, the chestnut and white American miniature comes into the house and scoffs tea and CAKE. Mr P follows owner Katy Smith, 52, everywhere - even to local cafes for a spot of tea. Katy said: "He spends so much time indoors he thinks he is a human. "Other horses ignore him because of his size - so he has always been drawn to humans. "Coming into the house was natural for him. "He's even taken on human characteristics. Sometimes he's like a grumpy old man other times he's giddy like a child." Katy, from Middleton St George, County Durham, takes Mr P shopping on the highstreet where he's treated like a local celebrity. She said; "We go to nearby Yarm or Darlington a couple of times a week to do the shopping. "Everyone is always amazed when they see him walking down the street. "People do a double take or mistake him for a large dog. But they all fall in love with him." The lively three-year-old horse has developed a love for tea and cake, which Katy bakes for him at their home. Katy, who runs K & L Pony Therapy and parties, added: "One day I caught him licking tea out of my mug, so I decided to brew him his own one and he wolfed it down. "Ever since I have given him tea and cake as a special treat when he is particularly well behaved." Mr P, who cost Katy £2,000 from a specialist breeder six months ago, has become part of the family. But he likes nothing more than galloping in fields alongside Katy's other horse - 5ft 3inch thoroughbred Johnny, a former racehorse. Johnny towers over Mr P, who is three times smaller than an average horse. Mother-of-one Katy also takes Mr P into care homes for the elderly where he is used as a form of therapy. Katy said: "He has enlightened my life and he helps bring joy to everyone he meets." And Katy says house trained Mr P has never made a mess of her one-bedroom flat - thanks to her bright pink bucket, which she carries around with them wherever they go. She added: "We always carry the 'just in case' bucket around with us should Mr P get caught short. "But he is so well trained he has never had an accident".

A TIGER nanny smooches one of the newborns at Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia. The adorable two-month-old Bengal tiger was born at the zoo on January 25, 2013 weighing just 8kg and measuring 80cm long and 30 cm tall. He was one of three cubs born - female Jeni and males Jana and Janu. Tiger nanny Mr. Nurhasman, 34, who has worked at the zoo for 14 years, is caring for the siblings like they were his own children. He said the three baby tigers are very healthy and a joy to look after. Photographer Donal Husni, who captured the newborns, said: "Personally I was a little scared when I took these photographs - even though they are babies they are already very strong and can hurt someone. But they turned out to be very happy and joyful." The three siblings will be kept together at the zoo.

OCEAN CITY, NJ - APRIL 13: Basset Hound, a short-legged breed of dog during the Annual Doo Dah Parade on April 13, 2013 Ocean City, New Jersey. PHOTOGRAPH BY Joy Scheller / Barcroft Media

A HARDY English bulldog has found true love - raising a lion and tiger as his own pups. Two-year-old dog-father Hugo eats, sleeps and plays with little white-lion Igor and white Bengal-tiger, Ice. He even disciplines them when their play fights get out of hand. But his top-dog days are numbered as his adopted children will one day outweigh him by more than 30-stone. Owner Or Lazmi, 26, said: "When Ice first got here she was about the size of a sausage so she didn't play with Hugo because he was too rough. "When she was about five or six weeks old she was able to hold her ground and we started to let them interact on a regular basis and they have been good friends ever since. "Igor is a bit of an odd baby and mostly does his own thing but they also play together. Hugo will stalk him and then jump on him." The young cubs spend their days at Seaview Predator Park in Port Elizabeth, SA, before returning to the nearby house in the evenings. The bizarre relationship between father-figure Hugo and his adopted children has grown overtime thanks to regular family outings to go walking and swimming. Sometimes Igor will drag Hugo by his lead - but like the any good father makes sure to assert his authority. "At this point Hugo can still bully them around," said Miss Lazmi, a former vet assistant from Israel. "But in about a months time they will definitely be bigger than him - so we will have to see how much of a bully they turn out to be." Miss Lazmi, who moved to Africa to follow her dream of working with wildlife, has previously hand-reared eight tiger cubs and several litters of lion cubs. The cubs have are home-reared to help them safely interact with park vets when they are older and bigger. Igor and Ice weigh two-and-a-half stone now but Igor will eventually tip the scales at 28-stone and Ice at almost 40-stone. They are rapidly growing feeding on a diet of ribs and bottle feeds three times a day. When fully grown they will be fed a horse leg once or twice a week. Meanwhile the biggest Hugo can hope for is a meagre seven stone. This huge weight difference means that despite their bond Hugo may one day have to whimper his last goodbyes. But there is still hope. Miss Lazmi added: "There have been times when big cats kept their relationship with pets as full-grown animals but we will have to see how this goes. "If they get along and they are still friends that is fine. "But if they start seeing Hugo as prey - then we will have to stop the interaction between them."

SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 23: Barokah Gonzales, an Asian elephant with his birthday cake in front of visitors on December 23, 2012 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Barokah Gonzales is an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) who celebrated his second birthday with a unique way and blew out the candles on a cake decorated with elephant doll. PHOTOGRAPH BY Robertus Pudyanto / Barcroft Media