As Victoria Pendleton and Denise Van Outen strut their
stuff on the new series of of Strictly Come Dancing, it would seem
that everyone wants to hit the dancefloor.
And these chipmunks are no exception.
The dancing duo have been caught on camera getting into
the swing of things after Mel Gray spotted them showing off their
moves.
In one shot the chipmunks dance around each other, while
in another they 'hold hands' as they twirl around.
And one picture even appears to show the pair cheek to
cheek in a tango like move.
Ms Gray, from New South Wales, Australia, captured the
incredible sight at a camp site in the Etosha National Park,
Namibia.
She said the animals had burrows around the campsite and
would often come out to entertain visitors.
She added: 'The pictures show the animals
playing.
'They were running around, chasing one another, wrestling,
rolling over, pinning each other down.
'And they were rearing up on their hind legs, seemingly
like in a dance.
'They move very quickly and they're quite hilarious. I
haven't seen anything like this before.
'It was great to be so close up and to capture them in
this way.
'It was all over pretty quickly but the act was repeated
if you hung around long enough.
'It's just play so it's completely harmless and neither
was hurt.'
Ms Gray, a professor of Social Work at Newcastle
University, Australia, added: 'I love the excitement of wildlife
photography.
'I love the unexpected and the predictable as well as the
sheer enjoyment of being close to nature and the beautiful
creatures that inhabit our planet.'
