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.
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .