An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera. Lying on a coconut leaf in the early morning sun, the tiny little rodent has his mouth wide open, before sticking his tongue out in a cheeky gesture. The moment was captured by 19-year-old student, Ranajit Roy in his hometown of Bengaluru, India. He says: 'I was up early and walking when I spotted the Indian palm squirrel asleep in a tree.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .