A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales. England's last wild red squirrels may be hemmed in by their grey cousins - but they're still leaping free in their own woodlands. Springing over SIX-TIMES their 18-inch body length, if we humans were as good at jumping as these lords of the forest we would be able to jump clean over a Ford Transit van. Photographer Simon Phillpotts from Wensleydale, North Yorkshire took the pictures as part of a project celebrating the agile skills of Yorkshire's red squirrel population.
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 .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .