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 flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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 .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .