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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .