EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal. The anxious squirrel was photographed by Czech photographer Pavel Blazek, 29, after he spotted the little fella eyeing up his lunch in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. 'This European ground squirrel was undoubtedly nervous that something was going to steal his food” says Pavel, of Vlasim. 'With his little paws raised up to his mouth, he looks as if he's fearfully biting his nails as he spots his next meal.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .