World Pictures/Videos of the Day

A camera shy grey seal pup hides behind its flipper after a day of relaxing on Donna Nook beach in Lincolnshire
Picture: Guido Muratore/Hotspot



A young swan is about to start flying as it practices on the calm flooded area on the banks of the River Rhine in Duisburg, Germany
Picture: AP Photo/Frank Augstein



Two females red-crowned crane fight in the early morning cold - with temperature at -15C - at a winter feeding field in Tsurui, Hokkaido Island. The island of Hokkaido hosts a variety of rare animals. Some are endangered species under special protection by the country.
Picture: EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA



A cold and frosty start to the day in the Wiltshire town of Malmesbury
Picture: Terry Mathews / Alamy



The sun rises over the River Brue on the Somerset Levels as temperatures in parts of the south west drop below freezing
Picture: Ben Birchall/PA



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Snorkelers interact with a Florida manatee in the Crystal River, Florida. On winter days, Florida manatees flock by the hundreds to the balmy waters of Three Sisters Springs, drawing crowds of snorkelers and kayakers to the U.S. sanctuary, where people may swim with the endangered species. But as tolerant as the gentle, whiskered sea giants can be of the accidental kicks and splashes of delighted tourists, wild life regulators want to ban most canoes and paddle boards and create people-free zones to protect the wintering "sea cow."
Picture: REUTERS/Scott Audett



Bobby Lennox feeds his Galloway short horns on Shantron Farm, Loch Lommond, Scotland. Snow and ice warnings for western Scotland lasting into tomorrow have been issued by the Met Office for the 13th consecutive day.
Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images



People take photographs on their smartphones of a rainbow, measuring 30 metres wide by 15 metres high, projected onto water in Trafalgar Square, London, to celebrate Channel 4's new trio of shows Cucumber, Banana and Tofu by Russell T Davies, which will premiere on Channel 4, E4 and 4oD on Thursday this week
Picture: Matt Alexander/PA



Entertainers dressed in tennis ball outfits walk around the Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne
Picture: REUTERS/Thomas Peter



Poking their heads out from a towel, these baby flying foxes are being cared for at a unique animal hospital built just for bats. Set next to the rainforest in tropical Queensland, Australia, the NightWings Rainforest Centre takes care of the injured or orphaned babies. Among its many residents are these little red flying foxes and the larger spectacled flying fox.
Picture: National Pictures


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The rarely sighted frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) - whose ancestry dates back 80 million years and is known as a living fossil - has turned up in waters off southeastern Victoria, Australia. The ugly beast, which has 300 teeth over 25 rows, was caught by fishermen trawling in waters near Lakes Entrance in the state's Gippsland region. The men were left scratching their heads at the sight of the two-metre-long creature, whose head and body resemble an eel, but whose tail is more reminiscent of a shark.
Picture: SETFIA.ORG.AU



A seal pup climbs on top of a group of sleeping mothers and pups looking for a place to sleep along the rocky shoreline in La Jolla, California
Picture: REUTERS/Mike Blake



Mark Squires exercises his dogs as sledders and their huskies practice on a forest course ahead of the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally in Feshiebridge, Scotland. The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain's 32nd race will take place this weekend near Aviemore.
Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images



A gigantor, a deadly Australian Eastern brown snake, is measured by handlers Tim Faulkner (L) and Billy Collett at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby north of Sydney. Measured at an unusually-long two metres (6 feet) the gigantor was found in a suburban backyard in Sydney. It is the second-most venomous snake in the world and is now regularly milked for its venom as part of the park's life-saving anti-venom program.
Picture: REUTERS/Jason Reed



A Bahraini protester takes cover during clashes with police following a demonstration against the arrest of Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the Shiite opposition movement al-Wefaq, in Salman's home village of Bilad al-Qadeem, on the outskirts of the capital Manama
Picture: MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images



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Street artists tango dance in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina
Picture: AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd



Waves crash over the harbour wall as gale force winds hit Porthcawl in south Wales
Picture: REUTERS



Still from a video as a elephants attack cars and shops in Thailand
Picture: Universal News And Sport



A car competes during the Stage 8 of the Dakar Rally 2015
Picture: AFP/Getty Images



A female tiger affectionaltly touches her mate after he challenged another male who was attempting to steal her away from him. The photo was taken by Alexey Tischenko, who watched the couple at the Siberian Tiger Park in Mundanjiang City, China
Picture: ALEXEY TISHCHENKO/CATERS NEWS



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"NO...go away elephant! You can not have my Reeses Peanut Butter cups"!

They look like Chihuahua puppies high on drugs.

Footage of fishermen clinging onto a sinking boat before being thrown into the sea off the coast of Scotland has emerged. The terrifying video shows the crew of Irish vessel, The Iuda Naofa, swept into the Atlantic Ocean by waves as the Coastguard struggle to grab them and winch them to safety. The crew, dangerously close to the still moving propeller of the upturned boat, lose their grasp of the stern and fall about 6 ft into the waves. They were left helplessly floating in the water before being rescued one by one by winch. The rescue happened on Tuesday 50 miles north of the Butt of Lewis off the remote Western Isles.
Picture: Deadline



Firefighters stand on a ladder while hosing water onto an apartment complex in Edgewater, N.J. Authorities had not determined the cause of the fire.
Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez



A model presents a creation by Esther Perbandt at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Autumn/Winter 2015/16 in Berlin
Picture: TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images



A Palestinian man stands with his boat on a beach in Gaza City as the sun sets
Picture: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images



Villagers take part in Kolyada holiday celebrations in the village of Martsiyanauka, east of the capital Minsk
Picture: REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko



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A competitor in action during Women's Snowboard Cross training ahead of the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria
Picture: Getty Images


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A Japanese macaque thinks about taking a dip in the hot spring at the Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Nagano Woods in Japan
Picture: Baroness Danute/Guzelian



Horses play in the Mediterranean in the Camargue in the south of France
Picture: LILLIAN KING / MERCURY PRESS



Four meerkats take refuge underneath a heat lamp in the freezing temperatures at West Midland Safari Park near Bewdley
Picture: Newsteam



High as a...drone: Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana said a small unmanned aerial vehicle overloaded with methamphetamine had crashed into a supermaket car park. It was spotted about two miles from the San Ysidro crossing with California by an anonymous caller. Officers said they recovered six packets of the drug, weighing more than six pounds, which were taped to the six-rotor remote controlled aircraft.
Picture: AP Photo/Secretaria de Seguridad P˙blica Municipal de Tijuana



Ice has engulfed a lighthouse as a fierce winter storm grips South Haven, Michigan. Sharp icicles and surreal formations can be seen hanging from the railings after strong waves crashed onto the piers. After each coating the water quickly freezes to ice and the pier is transformed into a slippery, white wonderland. Weather in the area dipped into the minus figures and froze over Lake Michigan in the beginning of January.
Picture: Mike Kline / Barcroft


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A young seal is pictured at the bottom of a garden, 27 miles inland, on the River Welland in Deeping, Lincolnshire
Picture: Paul Marriott Photography



Budi the orphaned baby orangutan who was kept for the first 10 months of his life in a chicken cage and fed on only condensed milk which stunted his growth and damaged his bones. Budi was rescued by British charity International Animal Rescue from a remote village Kubing in western Borneo, his now at the IAR medical centre in Kentapang Borneo where he is eating solid food and gaining weight.
Picture: International Animal Rescue



Miss Great Britain (something different for Equation and Steelbird), Grace Levy, poses for the judges, during the national costume show
Picture: AP



A group of Heron standing on the snow in Solna, north of Stockholm
Picture: AFP/Getty Images



A juggler performs during "Circus of our childhood", a new programme, at the National Circus in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev
Picture: REUTERS



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