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.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
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 .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .