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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
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 .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .