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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
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 .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .