Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .