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.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
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HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
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A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .