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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .