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 cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .