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 .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

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 .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .