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.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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 .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .