Dormouse blissfully unaware he was saved from the jaws of death By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 15:51 GMT, 16 March 2010 A hibernating dormouse curls up in the palm of a hand, blissfully unaware he has just been rescued from almost certain death in sub-zero temperatures. The tiny animal can only be held for just a few seconds because its carer's warming touch would wake it prematurely. Dormouse expert Dave Williams saved the three-inch creature from a back garden where he was left exposed to frost, wind and rain. Nap time: The hibernating dormouse curls up in the palm of a hand after being rescued from sub-zero temperatures in a back garden A gardener accidently raked its woven grass nest from under a box hedge he had trimmed near Leatherhead, Surrey. It may have died if left exposed to freezing temperatures or struggled to find the seeds, nuts and berries it eats if woken early. Mr Williams, from Surrey Wildlife Trust, examined the nest and found the mouse was healthy and sleeping inside. It is nocturnal and a protected species.
Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face | COLT + RANE Colt + Rane Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face Most Content and Relaxed Cat on Earth This is Shironeko. You probably have seen him somewhere – the zen master cat. Shironeko is perhaps the most content and relaxed cat on earth. His name translates literally as “White Cat.” Shironeko looks like a Turkish van cat to me. You can find more photos of Shironeko at his gallery or blog. You may also like: Your morning adorable: Baby Francois' langur monkey makes his debut at Australia's Taronga Zoo At the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, a great deal of excitement surrounds the latest addition to the resident family of Francois' langur monkeys. A male Francois' langur named Keo-co was born Jan. 30 and ventured into an outdoor enclosure for the first time on Wednesday. Keo-co's older sister, Elke, was born in 2009 and was the first offspring for mother Saigon. Unfortunately, Saigon didn't immediately take to motherhood and zoo staff elected to raise Elke themselves in order to ensure that she was healthy and well cared for. (Elke is now fully grown and still lives at Taronga, but she occupies a different enclosure than Saigon.) This time around, Saigon seems to have gotten the hang of parenting and the zoo reports that Keo-co is extremely bonded to her. Francois' langur monkeys are native to parts of Vietnam and China. See more photos and a video of Keo-co after the jump! -- Lindsay Barnett
Friendly Fawn Scott Nelson and his sons were fishing Saturday when this small whitetail fawn approached them on the South Fork of the Snake River. It must have spent the summer bumming from campers or maybe one the home owners in the lower canyon was feeding it so it lost its fear of humans. Be Warned! This Gallery Is Not For Those Who Can’t Handle A Monstrous Amount Of Cuteness: 40 Pictures Of Puppy Dogs | We Rule The Internet November 29, 2010 | 399 Comments » | Topics: Cute, Dog, Pictures
The Weberian Apparatus My pride and joy: Young lion wakes his sleeping father with a gentle growl By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 22:46 GMT, 29 January 2010 Nestled under the magnificent mane of his father, the little lion cub gives a growl so gentle it would fail to startle a passing gazelle. But when he grows up he'll be able to roar just like daddy. Not that this particular parent looked in the mood for exercising his vocal cords. Mane attraction: The enormous lion wakes from his slumber as his cub emits a tiny growl He had been trying to enjoy a catnap when his offspring was disturbed by the approach of a Land Rover carrying tourists on safari in Tanzania. One of the party, Martina Neumann, took this remarkable photograph. I bet he didn't thank us one bit for ruining his brief moment of peace.'
…free your imagination… Pictured: Three cheetahs spare tiny antelope's life... and play with him instead By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 19:36 GMT, 5 February 2010 Hello little antelope, would you like to play with us? Coming from three deadly cheetahs, it's the kind of invitation that's best refused - but amazingly, this impala escaped unscathed from its encounter. Luckily for the youngster, it seems these three male cheetahs simply weren't hungry. No claws for alarm: Astonishingly, these cheetahs, whose instinct is to hunt for food, decide to play with this baby impala That's because unlike other big cats, the cheetah hunts in the daytime, either in the early morning or late afternoon. And that seems to be the secret to the antelope's survival, as it's likely it fell into the cheetahs' clutches when they were already full - and tired out - from an earlier hunt. Photographer Michel Denis-Huot, who captured these amazing pictures on safari in Kenya's Masai Mara in October last year, said he was astounded by what he saw. New found friends: The new-found friends part with a farewell lick