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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
