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.
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .