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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .