WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart. The harp seals, aged between two and ten-days-old, roll around in the snow and explore their new surroundings. The adorable scene was captured in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada by Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts. The 44-year-old spent three days with the seals when she visited a breeding site earlier this month.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .