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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .