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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
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 .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .