DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

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 dog-loving woman who spends £20k a year looking after her 30 pet PUGS .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

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 .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .