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.
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SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
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What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
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A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .