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...
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .