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...
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .