Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut. Pictured in a frosty forest with their little paws dusted with snow, the pair of squirrels reach for and pass around the nut. The brilliant images were captured by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov when he spotted these sporty squirrels in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I started taking pictures of squirrels in the woods two months ago.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .