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.
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .