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 American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
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 .