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 .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
