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 TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
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A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .