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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .