Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut. Pictured in a frosty forest with their little paws dusted with snow, the pair of squirrels reach for and pass around the nut. The brilliant images were captured by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov when he spotted these sporty squirrels in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I started taking pictures of squirrels in the woods two months ago.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
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An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
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These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .