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.
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
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 .