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...
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
