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Two female and one baby cotton-top tamarin, which are a critically endangered species, and two male emperor tamarins have been stolen from Blackpool zoo. Police have issued an air and sea ports warning amid fears they will be smuggled out of Britain and sold. The thieves cut a hole in the perimeter fence of the zoo and removed the locks from ... Read More »

Great white pelicans swim on a pond at the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany. Read More »

Cute lion cubs play with their mother in the middle of the road at 6am in the Krugar National Park, South Africa. The pride of playful cubs caused a mini snarl-up by wrestling in the middle of the road. Picture: ANTON CAMPBELL-HARRIS/BARCROFT Read More »

A tawny owl swoops above a carpet of bluebells at the British Wildlife Centre in Surrey. Picture: MATT BINSTEAD/NATIONAL PICTURES Read More »

These tiny kingfishers fought beak and claw for the prime fishing spot on a river in Blagoevgrad, south west Bulgaria. Photographer Georgi Kocakov, 47, watched the young male kingfisher defend his position on a well-placed branch from an intruder. Once he’d seen off the rival, the kingfisher quickly dived into the water below to catch a spot of lunch. Mr ... Read More »

A bug makes its way across the face of a Brazillian turtle in a small stream in East Java, Indonesia. Picture: MONICA ANANTYOWATI/HOTSPOT MEDIA Read More »

A colourful hoopoe collects a tasty treat for its chicks in southern Spain. Picture: ANDRES MIGUEL DOMINGUEZ/SOLENT Read More »