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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .