TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo. The Sumatran tiger cubs are given a full examination by zoo staff to ensure they’re in purr-fect shape. The trio, born to mother Kirana and father Fabi on 2nd January, huddle together after their checks, which included being examined, sexed, weighed and vaccinated.
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .