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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
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 .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .