 |
These amorous black-tailed prairie marmots – whispering sweet nothings into each other’s ears – have been dubbed Edward and Bella by keepers at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria
 |
Two male polar bears launch themselves on each other and wrestle in a bid for supremacy. Photographer Andrew Castellano said: “The photos were taken near Churchill, Canada on the edge of Hudson Bay. I was there with the film crew for an upcoming IMAX film called ‘To The Arctic 3D’ which will be released next year”
 |
Polar bear Knut catches a fish as he is fed in his enclosure at the zoo in Berlin
 |
This Round Stingray was still smiling despite being washed up on a California beach – and some say it’s a dead ringer for rock legend Mick Jagger. The “smiling” fish appeared to have a fixed grin and lips just like the Rolling Stones frontman when it was found at Marina del Rey
 |
A member of the Spanish Guardia Civil controls the traffic as an hippo walks free at the main road A-52 near Benavente in Zamora province, north-western Spain. The animal was being transported in a lorry when its food, consisting of straw, started to burn, which forced the driver to take the hippo out to ditch and to try to extinguish the fire
 |
Blackbird chicks open their mouths during feeding at the Wildlife hospital in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv
 |
Rinat Matalon of the Wildlife Veterinary hospital feeds a baby desert porcupine at a hospital in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. The hospital treats about 2,000 animals each year, many of which are rescued after suffering injuries in the wild
 |
This is McQueen Dream the hairless Sphynx kitten. They may look like a cross between ET and a Gremlin, but these Sphynx cats are fetching up to £3,000 a time as the latest must-have pet. They are perfect for asthma sufferers or those who are sick of cleaning fur from their furniture
 |
Meishan pigs walk through their enclosure at the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde zoo in Berlin
 |
A roadrunner carrying a lizard in its beak surveys its surroundings before scampering away for a better place to finish its meal at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
 |
A newborn kitten, named Two Face, is held at the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. The kitten was born with a rare condition called diprosopus, which means the kitten literally has two faces. Two Face has four eyes, two noses and two mouths