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 cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .