RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera. After an afternoon of relaxing on the beach, he finally decides to acknowledge his audience as he rolls around in the sand. This adorable seal was photographed by German photographer Jeannette Rudloff, 36, after she spotted the young pup waving on the Island of Heligoland, Germany. 'This small grey seal was not moving too much at first, as he was only a few days old,' says Jeannette, of Morfelden.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .