A pair of dwarf mongooses take tiny steps and begin exploring their enclosure at Chester Zoo. The little youngsters were spotted by keepers enjoying their first adventure. The duo, who were born on 8th September, spent a month in their nest box with keepers just hearing occasional squeaks. Dave White, team manager at Chester Zoo, says: “Now that our new duo has started exploring they’re going to keep mum, dad and the rest of the dwarf mongoose group very much on their tiny toes.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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 .