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 incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .