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.
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .