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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .