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.
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
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 .