MOUSE A-DOR'S SPRING

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself. The heat appears to have got to the little fella as he takes on the climb, soaking up the belated spring sunshine. The amusing photograph, taken by Italian photographer Andrea Zampatti, 28, in Italy, shows how the heat had a strange effect on this little guy, making him act somewhat delirious as he decided to take on the clim

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