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 .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
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At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .