And relax! Seal with a smile finds perfect spot to sunbathe
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Solent News/Mike Arthur
There's a good reason why this seal is smiling so broadly - he found himself the perfect sunbathing spot on an abandoned dinghy close to the shore on a beach in Wells, Norfolk.
The super-cute seal hauled himself out of the cool water to soak up some rays, and amateur photographer Mike Arthur, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, captured him enjoying the fruits of his labour.
The 67-year-old told Solent News: "It was an exceptionally bright and warm day and the seal was simply enjoying it.
'At first people were just walking along the path next to the where the dinghy was and they didn't even notice him.
"I only spotted him because I was looking for boats to photograph.
"I've never seen anything like it before. Usually seals can be seen just bobbing along in the water.
"I was only about 10 feet away from him.
"I went for a stroll along the beach and when I came back he was still there.
"By that time there was a huge number of people who had gathered to have a look at him.
"He was there at least an hour and seemed quite unfazed by the attention he was getting.
"In one picture he looks like he's smiling and in another he's staring out towards the camera with a look of curiosity.
"I think he was watching us as much as we were watching him.
"Everybody was smiling. It was such a happy scene."
Want to see more cute animal pics? Check out these spring babies:
Baby zoo animals around the world
- Javan leopard cubs<p> These babies, named Sri Kandi (left) and Arjuna (right) were born at Tierpark, Berlin, Germany. They made their debut on 5 March 2012.</p>
- Asian Orang utan<p> Clinging to his mum, baby Changi meets his public for the first time at Krefeld Zoo, Germany.</p>
- White rhino<p> This little rhino, named Male, was born in January. He's pictured here with his mother, Mana, at Magdeburg Zoo, Germany.</p>
- Dingo puppies<p> The zoo at Tierpark in Berlin celebrated the birth of a litter of four dingo babies in January.</p>
- Shy baby giraffe<p> Only a few days old, this baby giraffe, named Kimarle, peaks out from her enclosure at the ZOOM Zoo in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany. The 170cm tall giraffe was born on March 9.</p>
- Squirrel monkey and mum<p> A one-month-old baby squirrel monkey clings to its mother's back at Qingdao Forest Wildlife Park, China.</p>
- Gorilla and mum<p> A two-week old baby gorilla is cuddled by her mum, Mumba, a Western Lowland Gorilla, at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford, Kent.</p>
- Tiny hedgehog<p> Born at Cincinnati Zoo, US, this one-month old hedgehog is being hand reared by keepers until it is old enough to be included in the zoo's outreach programme.</p>
- Happy elephant<p> Ludwig the baby elephant is clearly happy to be out and about at the Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo, Munich.</p>
- Cuddling meerkats<p> These cuties were born in February at Bristol Zoo Gardens.</p>
- Polar bear cub<p> This cub was born prematurely at Toronto Zoo. His mum rejected him soon after he was born, so he was cared for by staff at the zoo. Here he is making his debut in February.</p>
- Baby gorilla, Dublin Zoo<p> This six-month old baby Western Lowland Gorilla is seen here enjoying the spring sunshine with her mother at Dublin Zoo.</p>
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