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...
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .