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.
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .