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.
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
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SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
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A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .