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 woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .
A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .