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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .