Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion. The adorable rodent, which is just 55mm long, is dwarfed by the flower and covered with dandelion seeds. The harvest mouse was photographed by maintenance engineer Martin Snelson when he visited a farm in Ashton-in-Makerfield and spotted the curious creature.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .