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.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .