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.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
