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.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .