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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .