These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time. Not only are the little pair super cute but they are also extremely rare, leaving the keepers at Birmingham Zoo in America stunned at the birth. Red Panda parents, 3-year-old Sorrel and 4-year-old Shifu, welcomed two cubs weighing in at 122 and 110 grams.This is the first litter for mom, Sorrel, 3 years old. The red pandas are on the list of threatened species due to loss of habitat, and fewer than 2,500 adult red pandas are left in the world. In the wild, red pandas live in the bamboo forests of China. While they share habitat with the giant panda, the two species are not related.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
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 .