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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .