Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure. As he inspects further, he’s joined by a gathering of birds who are also intrigued by the Christmassy statue. The adorable photographs were captured by Russian photographer Vadim Trunov, 31, after he spotted the woodland creatures in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. Vadim, of Voronezh, said: “In the winter, food becomes scarce and animals often search in the snow for something to eat.
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
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A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .