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.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .