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...
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This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
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A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
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A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .