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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
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NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .