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 group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .