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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .