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 photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .