SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible. The small group of European ground squirrels compete with one another as they eagerly nibble at their lunch at the Radouc Nature reserve in the Czech Republic. The lunch break was captured by 33-year-old photographer and engineer Jiri Michal, as he spent the afternoon at the reserve.
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A woman who was cyberstalked before being shot and paralysed by her ex-husband is campaigning to raise awareness for stalking victims .
A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .