An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera. Lying on a coconut leaf in the early morning sun, the tiny little rodent has his mouth wide open, before sticking his tongue out in a cheeky gesture. The moment was captured by 19-year-old student, Ranajit Roy in his hometown of Bengaluru, India. He says: 'I was up early and walking when I spotted the Indian palm squirrel asleep in a tree.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .