QUIRKY WORLD... Squirrel goes nuts over teenager’s selfie

USA: Teenager Brian Genest’s attempt to take a selfie with a squirrel didn’t quite go to plan.

The 17-year-old from Auburn, Maine, said he saw what appeared to be a friendly squirrel on a handrail while walking through a park near Tampa, Florida.

Brian took a selfie of himself and the squirrel. But the flash and noises from his camera phone scared the squirrel, which climbed under his shirt and hung onto his back before scampering back out.