A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .