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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
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A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
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RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .