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...
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .