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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .