Siberian Flying Squirrel

If a prize were being handed out for the world's cutest creature, the Siberian flying squirrel would surely win. These large-eyed tree-dwellers could come from a Disney film with their large eyes and, seemingly, expressive features. Photographer Masatsugu Ohashi captured these images of the tiny animals on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Picture: Masatsugu Ohashi/Rex Features (via Pictures of the day: 18 February 2013 - Telegraph)