TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .