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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
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