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.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .