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.
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .