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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .