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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
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 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .