A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue. The louse-like parasite, which entered through the gills of the small fish, is now so big that its stripy, orange host can barely close its mouth. The unfortunate clownfish was spotted by 44-year-old photographer and law professor Lars Oliver Michaelis in the shallow waters of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .