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.
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
