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 cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .