DASHING and darting around in his new surroundings, this adorable newborn Brazilian tapir is making the most of the scorching temperatures. The two-week old calve is pictured enjoying himself in the blazing sun at his new home at Dublin Zoo. He was born at the start of the month (July 1) and is the latest addition to a growing family at the zoo. The stripey tapir is the second calf to be born to mum, Rio and dad, Marmaduke, with brother MJ already a familiar face.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .