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.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .