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.
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .