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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
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 .