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.
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
