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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .