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.
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .