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...
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
