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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
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 .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .