SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend. But the hedgehog it is cutely curled up next to is in fact a garden ornament. Tiny Drew was found with three of his siblings on a cold Autumn night in Druids Heath in Birmingham. A quick-thinking member of the public rang experts from Willows Hedgehog Rescue, who came to the aid of the prickly customers.
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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 .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .