WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .

Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .

This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .