A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach. Lying on the sand, the seal gazes down at her fluffy baby as it playfully wriggles around underneath her flipper. The heart-warming scene was captured by 46-year-old photographer Elmar Weiss on a beach in Heligoland, Germany. Elmar, of Hamburg, Germany says: "I have never seen such a loving bond between a seal and her baby before...
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened.
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below.
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef.
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible.
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles.
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze.