JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun. Rolling around in the grass they certainly know how to enjoy themselves as they take on each other in a battle of the strongest. The playful siblings were captured by German dental technician Elmar Weiss, 43, on a trip to Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. 'These one year old cheetah cubs were in a very good mood on this particular day,' says Elmar of Hamburg.
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
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 .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .