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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .