A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .