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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .