SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings. Peering carefully out of the opening, one by one, the squirrels scout the area before scrambling back inside their den. The cute peekaboo display was caught on camera by photographer Rick Tomalty in his garden in Orford in Quebec, Canada.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .