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.
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .