Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion. The adorable rodent, which is just 55mm long, is dwarfed by the flower and covered with dandelion seeds. The harvest mouse was photographed by maintenance engineer Martin Snelson when he visited a farm in Ashton-in-Makerfield and spotted the curious creature.
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .