TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo. The Sumatran tiger cubs are given a full examination by zoo staff to ensure they’re in purr-fect shape. The trio, born to mother Kirana and father Fabi on 2nd January, huddle together after their checks, which included being examined, sexed, weighed and vaccinated.
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .