BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera. After spending a morning stealing a stash of nuts and seed from his squirrel friends, he sits down to enjoy his well-earned lunch. The pictures of this cheeky squirrel were captured by emergency services worker Claire Hartley, 35, on a trip to Hartsholme Park, near Lincoln. “Several squirrels had been competing to get as many nuts as possible,” says Claire, of Lincoln.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
