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.
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .