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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .