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.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
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 .