RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .