WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up. After a day of playing on the beach with friends, the grey seal spends a few minutes nudging the photography equipment with his nose before striking a pose. The adorable seal was photographed by Italian aerospace engineer Guido Muratore on a trip to Donna Nook, located on the coast of Lincolnshire. The 26-year-old, of Turin, Italy, says: ‘I came quite close to the seals trying to get the perfect picture. This pup saw me and it was absolutely not scared of the camera at all.
A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .
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THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .