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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .