4 January 2009

1. A hamster called Edie looks like a giant commuter as she rides in a model subway train carriage... Picture: VICTORA BELANGER / BARCROFT MEDIA

2. A tourist visits an ice sculpture created for the 26th International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China Picture: REUTERS

3. A visitor feeds a pool of carp with a piece of banana at a zoo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Picture: KPA / ZUMA / REX FEATURES

4. A white-breasted nuthatch rests next to an ornament on a tree during a snowstorm near Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Picture: AP

5. Japanese businessmen pray for good business at the Kanda shrine in Tokyo Picture: GETTY