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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .