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.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
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 .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .