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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
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 .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .