DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating. With his paws resting over the edge of the basin, he carefully recharges himself as he takes in his surroundings. The thirsty red squirrel was photographed by Dutch photographer and carpenter Geert Weggen in his garden in Bispgarden, Sweden.
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
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 .