SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings. Peering carefully out of the opening, one by one, the squirrels scout the area before scrambling back inside their den. The cute peekaboo display was caught on camera by photographer Rick Tomalty in his garden in Orford in Quebec, Canada.
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet.
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something.
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row.
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection.
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond.
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated.
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish.
A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school.
Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit.