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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
