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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .