FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts. And with its orange tan to match, it certainly looks the part as it holds its pose in front of the camera. This cute photograph was taken by amateur photographer Ian Rentoul, 54, after a visit to The British Wildlife Centre in Surrey. 'This athletic-looking squirrel was waiting eagerly to be fed,' said Ian.
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
