LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food. With a spring in his step he flings himself one foot back and forth across the room as he collects his seeds for the winter. The adorable little wood mouse was photographed by retired farmer Chris Robbins, after he spotted the tiny creature stealing some bird seed from the shed in the back garden of his house in Launceston, Cornwall. ‘This all took place in my garden shed where I store my bird seed,’ says 57-year-old Chris.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .