A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue. Weighing nearly 36 stone, the female moose was lucky to survive after she slipped through the ice that formed over Muncho Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada. The moose was rescued by travellers, truck drivers and locals after they spotted the animal's head bobbing above the ice.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .