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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
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 .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .