HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in. The eight chicks, born at Chester Zoo, snuggle up as they wait for their turn to be weighed. Looking right at home, the first chick to hatch weighs in at just 68g and has been named Panay, after an island in the Philippines. All of the new penguin chicks have been named after Southeast Asian islands to coincide with the zoo’s soon-to-be opened Islands exhibit.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .