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.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
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SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .