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.
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .