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.
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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
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 .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .