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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
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 .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .