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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .