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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .