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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
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 .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .