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.
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
