OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled. Taken aback, he sits with his hands clasped and jaw dropped. The surprised eastern grey squirrel was photographed by Lithuanian photographer Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a trip to Bushy Park in London. ‘Even though his little face looks like he’s in a state of complete surprise, he was actually yawning and very sleepy,’ says Giedrius, now of London.
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
