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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .