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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .