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.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .