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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .