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.
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .