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.
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .