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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .