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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .