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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .