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 terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .