HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy. After a day of relaxing on the beach, the adorable grey seal pup spots the camera and covers its face with a furry flipper to avoid being papped. The seal was photographed by Italian aerospace engineer Guido Muratore on a trip to Donna Nook, located on the coast of Lincolnshire. Spending three days photographing the seals, Guido was just six metres away from the happy creatures.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .