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.
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
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A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .