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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .