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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .