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.
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 .
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 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .