PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea. The curious rodent is obviously suspicious of its new toy and after holding the copper tea-pot above its head, the squirrel attempts to wear the prop as a hat. The playful squirrel was photographed by carpenter Geert Weggen in his garden in Bispgarden, Sweden.
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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 .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .