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 photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .