FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts. And with its orange tan to match, it certainly looks the part as it holds its pose in front of the camera. This cute photograph was taken by amateur photographer Ian Rentoul, 54, after a visit to The British Wildlife Centre in Surrey. 'This athletic-looking squirrel was waiting eagerly to be fed,' said Ian.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .