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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .