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 floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .