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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .