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.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
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 .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .