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.
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .