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 .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .