A rare butterfly has returned to the Lancashire countryside after a 100 year absence. The large heath butterfly is being reintroduced to Heysham Moss, Lancashire. This breed of butterfly was last recorded at the site at the beginning of the 20th century. The reintroduction project has involved Chester Zoo, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and funder Lancashire Environmental Fund.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
