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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
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 .