That never happened in Jurassic Park! Feisty squirrel runs rings around ferocious (but tiny) T-Rex in back-garden showdown

The jaw-dropping battle royale was caught on film by illustrator Max Ellis

He set up the titanic struggle by leaving food out to tempt the squirrel to investigate the mighty beast

Although the mammal was nervous at first, he was soon running rings around his carnivorous opponent




A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-Rex. After sniffing out the plastic enemy, he climbs onto the dinosaur's back in order to claim victory.

The epic bout was captured by illustrator Max Ellis, 51, after he noticed the fight taking place in the back garden of his home in Teddington, Middlesex.



'This is evolution at work,' said Mr Ellis.

'Here we see the faster furry mammal running rings around the slower, dimmer Tyrannosaur.'

Spending ten minutes capturing the scene, he managed to interest the squirrel in the dinosaur by leaving out pieces of food to tempt the rodent.



Squirrels are known to have very versatile and sturdy claws for grasping and climbing, which came in useful for this brave squirrel as it scaled the dinosaur's head.



'The squirrel was a bit nervous at first, as I suppose he hadn't seen a Tyrannosaur before,' added Mr Ellis. 'When people see this set of photographs they feel unfathomable joy, it's not something you see every day.'

Epic battle: A squirrel uses it natural wiliness to get the drop on his ferocious T-Rex opponent in this hilarious set of pictures

I'm not scared of you: The scenes were captured using a T-Rex model and food to lure out the squirrel. They were captured by illustrator Max Ellis

Brave stand: 'The squirrel was a bit nervous at first, as I suppose he hadn't seen a Tyrannosaur before,' said Mr Ellis

Duck! In this photo, the rodent appears to be avoiding the powerful crushing jaw of the dinosaur