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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .