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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .