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.
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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 .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
