Squirrel who went nuts for a banana

Given the choice, he would probably have preferred to nibble on a nut. Most squirrels would have ripped it to a messy pulp. But this one - clearly smarter than the average park dweller - had other ideas.

Having spied the discarded banana lying on the ground, he scrambled from his tree for a closer look. He assessed the best way of opening it. Then, carefully and methodically, he placed one of his front paws on the bottom of the fruit to hold it in place before using his teeth to peel back the skin.

Bob Bradley, a squirrel specialist, said: "It's highly unusual for a squirrel to eat a banana. "But they are very, very adaptable creatures. I'm not sure if it's them being supremely intelligent - they're just very good at their job."