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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .