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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .