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 pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .