SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .