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.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
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 EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .