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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .