EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal. The anxious squirrel was photographed by Czech photographer Pavel Blazek, 29, after he spotted the little fella eyeing up his lunch in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. 'This European ground squirrel was undoubtedly nervous that something was going to steal his food” says Pavel, of Vlasim. 'With his little paws raised up to his mouth, he looks as if he's fearfully biting his nails as he spots his next meal.
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .