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.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .