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.
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .