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.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
