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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .