SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings. Peering carefully out of the opening, one by one, the squirrels scout the area before scrambling back inside their den. The cute peekaboo display was caught on camera by photographer Rick Tomalty in his garden in Orford in Quebec, Canada.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .