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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .