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.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .