An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water. The supernatural scene on the east coast of Australia was caused by millions of plankton omitting light. The plankton, pictured in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, were photographed by Andy Hutchinson. Andy, of Berry, Australia, says: “These bio-luminescent plankton are tiny creatures called dinoflagellates, which emit light in order to evade predators.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .