HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in. The eight chicks, born at Chester Zoo, snuggle up as they wait for their turn to be weighed. Looking right at home, the first chick to hatch weighs in at just 68g and has been named Panay, after an island in the Philippines. All of the new penguin chicks have been named after Southeast Asian islands to coincide with the zoo’s soon-to-be opened Islands exhibit.
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .