AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions. Rheanne Charise Taylor, of Fairfield, Iowa, USA, gave Wesley the kitten his nickname after adopting him from Noah's Ark Animal Foundation, an animal shelter in Fairfield. To show off her cute kitten, the 27-year-old created an Instagram account for Wesley, who is now 19-months-old.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
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This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .