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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .