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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A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
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