A pair of dwarf mongooses take tiny steps and begin exploring their enclosure at Chester Zoo. The little youngsters were spotted by keepers enjoying their first adventure. The duo, who were born on 8th September, spent a month in their nest box with keepers just hearing occasional squeaks. Dave White, team manager at Chester Zoo, says: “Now that our new duo has started exploring they’re going to keep mum, dad and the rest of the dwarf mongoose group very much on their tiny toes.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .