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.
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
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 .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
