OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled. Taken aback, he sits with his hands clasped and jaw dropped. The surprised eastern grey squirrel was photographed by Lithuanian photographer Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a trip to Bushy Park in London. ‘Even though his little face looks like he’s in a state of complete surprise, he was actually yawning and very sleepy,’ says Giedrius, now of London.
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STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
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A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
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BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .