FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

CONTRACT CANCELLED - DO NOT SYNDICATE!! .

Meet the dog-loving woman who spends £20k a year looking after her 30 pet PUGS .

SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .

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

A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .

A woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .