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.
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .