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 fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .