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 man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .