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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .