WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up. After a day of playing on the beach with friends, the grey seal spends a few minutes nudging the photography equipment with his nose before striking a pose. The adorable seal was photographed by Italian aerospace engineer Guido Muratore on a trip to Donna Nook, located on the coast of Lincolnshire. The 26-year-old, of Turin, Italy, says: ‘I came quite close to the seals trying to get the perfect picture. This pup saw me and it was absolutely not scared of the camera at all.
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
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 .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
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Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
