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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .