DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast. Bobbing its head as it moves through the frosty grass, the adorable creature darts and leaps across the field as it searches for the perfect meal. The delightful animal was photographed by Swiss student Etienne Francey as he watched the stoat play in fields in his hometown of Cousset in Switzerland. The 17-year-old says: ‘Cycling along a country road near my house one snowy day, I was startled to see a stoat run across the road in front of me.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .