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 cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .