If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters. Brit photographer Simon Phillpotts captured a family of red squirrels darting about in the freshly fallen snow, looking frantically for somewhere to hide their nuts. The adorable squirrels were caught on camera near Hawes, North Yorks., as the country surrenders to the annual traffic and travel chaos caused by widespread snowfall. Simon braved the freezing temperatures to grab these amazing shots of the squirrels as they frolicked in the snow, jumping into drifts and hunting for grub amongst the white stuff. Simon said: "They were just running around, burying nuts - they don't stop, even in winter.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
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A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
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A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
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More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
