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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .