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

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

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 .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .