DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating. With his paws resting over the edge of the basin, he carefully recharges himself as he takes in his surroundings. The thirsty red squirrel was photographed by Dutch photographer and carpenter Geert Weggen in his garden in Bispgarden, Sweden.
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .