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.
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .