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...
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
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 .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .