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These feisty squirrels were caught kung fur fighting in the grass

It looked like the pair were going totally nuts over some...well, nuts, as they scrapped ninja-style.

Going claw-to-claw in front of amateur photographer Martin Docker, the Londoner got some perfectly-timed snaps of the wrestling rodents.

Squirrels are famous for hiding nuts but they also have to protect their supply - not only from other squirrels but also birds/

They regularly build 'deceptive' hiding places, where they did a hole and then don't put a nut in it.

(Image: Martin Docker/Mercury Press) (Image: Martin Docker/Mercury Press) (Image: Martin Docker/Mercury Press) (Image: Martin Docker/Mercury Press)

The rodents also have extremely keen eyesight, which makes them almost impossible to sneak up on when they are protecting their stash of nuts.