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.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
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 .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
