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...
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .