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 frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .