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 SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .