Squirrel gives cat the runaround for almost an hour on a willow tree

  • Snaps from Danbury, Essex, show the squirrel outwitting a slow moggie
  • Photographer Stephen Huntley took the photo series yesterday afternoon 
  • At some points the feline looks like it is being chased by the cunning rodent

Cats are natural predators, born to hunt with razor sharp claws and the ability to see in the dark.

Yet for one fierce feline, these advantages weren’t enough and a squirrel managed to outwit it for more than 40 minutes.

Photos from Danbury, Essex, show the slow moggie clawing its way around a willow tree.

This fierce cat was easily outwitted by a cunning squirrel in Danbury, Essex, yesterday

The speedy squirrel be seen weaving its way around the willow tree, keeping the cat at bay

The speedy squirrel be seen weaving its way around the willow tree, keeping the cat at bay

The squirrel manages to weave its way up and down the tree without being caught, outrunning the jet-black cat with ease.  

At some points in the photo series it even looks like their fortunes have reversed and the rodent is chasing the cat.

Eventually the cat gave up on tucking into a squirrel-based dinner but not before spending the better part of an hour chasing it.

Photographer Stephen Huntley took the photos yesterday afternoon. 

At some points in the photo series it even looks like their fortunes have reversed and the rodent is chasing the cat

Eventually the cat gave up on tucking into a squirrel-based dinner but not before spending the better part of an hour chasing it

At some points in the photo series it even looks like their fortunes have reversed and the rodent is chasing the cat. Eventually the cat gave up on tucking into a squirrel-based dinner but not before spending the better part of an hour chasing it

Photographer Stephen Huntley took the photos yesterday afternoon

Photographer Stephen Huntley took the photos yesterday afternoon

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