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.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .