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...
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .