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.
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
