ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight. Wildlife photographer Simon Phillpotts spotted the adorable squirrel in the woods by his house in the Yorkshire Dales. The 41-year-old, of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, says: “Red squirrels are often very inquisitive and while they can’t roll a snowball, this one looks like he might have managed it and could be about to lob it at someone. ‘This was one of the cheekiest and most curious squirrels in my woodland, and as soon as he saw the snowball he ran over to it to take a closer look.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
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