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 .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .