Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves. The martial arts savvy cats dip and dive as they excitably play together and show off their skills. This big cat fight was captured by Israeli zoologist Michal Samuni-Blank, a keen observer of snow leopards, on a visit to Central Park Zoo, New York.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .