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.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
