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.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
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This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
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A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
