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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
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 .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .