If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters. Brit photographer Simon Phillpotts captured a family of red squirrels darting about in the freshly fallen snow, looking frantically for somewhere to hide their nuts. The adorable squirrels were caught on camera near Hawes, North Yorks., as the country surrenders to the annual traffic and travel chaos caused by widespread snowfall. Simon braved the freezing temperatures to grab these amazing shots of the squirrels as they frolicked in the snow, jumping into drifts and hunting for grub amongst the white stuff. Simon said: "They were just running around, burying nuts - they don't stop, even in winter.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .