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 British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
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 .