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.
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
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 .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .