SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible. The small group of European ground squirrels compete with one another as they eagerly nibble at their lunch at the Radouc Nature reserve in the Czech Republic. The lunch break was captured by 33-year-old photographer and engineer Jiri Michal, as he spent the afternoon at the reserve.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure.
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event.
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch.
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow.