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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
