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.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .