A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales. England's last wild red squirrels may be hemmed in by their grey cousins - but they're still leaping free in their own woodlands. Springing over SIX-TIMES their 18-inch body length, if we humans were as good at jumping as these lords of the forest we would be able to jump clean over a Ford Transit van. Photographer Simon Phillpotts from Wensleydale, North Yorkshire took the pictures as part of a project celebrating the agile skills of Yorkshire's red squirrel population.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .