Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman. Spending the afternoon rolling up balls of snow, the adorable rodent looks content with the ice cold creation. The adorable snowy squirrel was spotted and photographed by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I was photographing the squirrel in the woods, as I find they are not as skittish or as afraid of people as they are in the city.
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .