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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .