OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled. Taken aback, he sits with his hands clasped and jaw dropped. The surprised eastern grey squirrel was photographed by Lithuanian photographer Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a trip to Bushy Park in London. ‘Even though his little face looks like he’s in a state of complete surprise, he was actually yawning and very sleepy,’ says Giedrius, now of London.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .