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 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 .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .