SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible. The small group of European ground squirrels compete with one another as they eagerly nibble at their lunch at the Radouc Nature reserve in the Czech Republic. The lunch break was captured by 33-year-old photographer and engineer Jiri Michal, as he spent the afternoon at the reserve.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .