Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut. Pictured in a frosty forest with their little paws dusted with snow, the pair of squirrels reach for and pass around the nut. The brilliant images were captured by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov when he spotted these sporty squirrels in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I started taking pictures of squirrels in the woods two months ago.
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - EVANDER HOLYFIELD VISITS SICK KIDS: Evander Holyfield in Birmingham children's hospital, where he was giving presents to sick kids .
ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .
A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .