WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow. The groundhog takes a moment to stretch before quickly becoming aware that he's not alone. The adorable scene was captured in the Tonale Pass, a high mountain pass in Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, by freelance photographer Maurizio Lancini. The 39-year-old, of Rodengo Saiano, Brescia, Italy, says:"I spotted the entrance to the burrow so decided to hide nearby and wait for the groundhog to appear.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .