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 group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .