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 elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .