IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house. Built entirely by hand, this imaginative building was constructed by Colin Stokes as a home for his sheep. These photographs were captured in the countryside setting of Chedglow, Wiltshire by Manchester photographer Dan Circa, 28, after he decided to track down the quirky construction. 'Normally buildings like this are built for novelty, but once upon a time this was actually someone's home,' said Dan
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .