EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal. The anxious squirrel was photographed by Czech photographer Pavel Blazek, 29, after he spotted the little fella eyeing up his lunch in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. 'This European ground squirrel was undoubtedly nervous that something was going to steal his food” says Pavel, of Vlasim. 'With his little paws raised up to his mouth, he looks as if he's fearfully biting his nails as he spots his next meal.
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 .
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The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
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STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
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HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .