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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
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 .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .