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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
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 .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .