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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .