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.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
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 .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .