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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .