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.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
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 .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .