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 terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .