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.
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .