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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
