ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight. Wildlife photographer Simon Phillpotts spotted the adorable squirrel in the woods by his house in the Yorkshire Dales. The 41-year-old, of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, says: “Red squirrels are often very inquisitive and while they can’t roll a snowball, this one looks like he might have managed it and could be about to lob it at someone. ‘This was one of the cheekiest and most curious squirrels in my woodland, and as soon as he saw the snowball he ran over to it to take a closer look.
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SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
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