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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .