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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .