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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .